LOL I’m a troll because I disagree with you, yet I’m ignorant. You’re an idiot, so don’t let the door hit you in the ass on the way out, blowhard.

Again you are extrapolating broad statement from my disagreement with one proposed program, paid parental leave. That’s a bias on your part. Just because I’m questioning one program does not mean I’m Donald Trump, so chill the fuck out. There are nuances to thought process that you’re clearly having trouble with.

We’re not talking about roads and schools. We’re talking about paying people to stay home with their newborns. It may very well be in society’s best interest, but you’re again glossing over the cost and who pays for it. I’d love to live in Utopia too, but the taxes are high there. My coworkers in NYC use their sick…

Have you seen how our Congress operates? Do you think a federal law requiring paid leave would pass? How have discussions of higher taxes gone in recent history? How do companies respond when government adds expenses—i.e. do they hire more people or do they minimize their costs and put more of a burden on existing…

The discussion is about how we would pay for “paid” leave. The operative word is “paid” which implies that someone is paying for it. The question is who pays for it. The “We’ll just take money from people” is in the same realm as “fuck you, you’re not taking my money to fund your baby making program”. Being liberal…

My mom did it as a single mom. She was not independently wealthy. The issue is how far we are going with the idea that government needs to step in with other peoples’ money and make all your life choices easy for you. It’s a fair argument.

Paid maternity leave does all that? Wow.

All the things you mention require $$ to pay for them. It’s nice to dream, but if we can’t talk about costs then you’re just being a blowhard. Complex issues require nuanced thought, not just grandstanding. Perhaps you have a plan for paying for all of this that you’d like to share? Here’s a thought exercise for you:…

I did not say anything about breaks for breast feeding. I was discussing paid maternity leave and the related costs of that. You came here with an agenda and are trying to fit my comments into your pre-conceived idea so that you can bitch about something. I made the mistake of thinking we were having intelligent…

No, a troll is a socialist pretending to be talking realistically about how to fix things in a capitalist society. You’re just not being honest and not liking how the discussion was going. If you had come right out and said it we might have had intelligent dialog.

What? Maybe you don’t understand the balancing part, since you’ve gone to an extreme. Sorry, no more patience for faux intellectuals.

I think women should get all of that but take 77 cents on the dollar for it. How’s that sound?

How is that hypocritical? Balancing greed with the greater good is, in fact, how human systems work. Are you saying that’s not the case? And what is my incentive for supporting someone else’s family if I’m not having kids and getting equal benefits? These are real questions, unless I’m missing something here. Maybe…

In the words of Ellen Ripley, “Did IQs just drop sharply while I was away?” It’s not my baby, so why the should I care? Have a fucking baby for yourself when you can afford to take off work and care for it or don’t fucking have one. Welcome to adulthood: you’re responsible for your life choices, not me.

Balancing these:

I don’t totally disagree, but I’m not sure I’m having kids, so what’s in it for me? Right now I constantly fill in at my job in a department of 40 or so women of child bearing age and I just don’t think it’s fair that they get special treatment. BTW I’m a total liberal and believe in taxes paying for the greater good,…

I’m all for moving left, but I don’t think it’s realistic. Denmark is a very small country and people are willing to pay very high taxes. We’re not there yet and, frankly, I’m not sure I want to pay for someone else to take maternity leave on my dime.

It relates to intelligence levels and mastery of language.

Paid for by whom?

I think he meant “nucular.” Isn’t that how republicans say it? Oh, and not to fat shame, but what happened to his lap band surgery? Did he stretch his stomach back out? I heard that can happen. Inquiring minds wanna know.